The informational phenomenon of trees and biomorphism

(following the EDEN project)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2022.3(3).266396

Keywords:

EDEN project, biomorphism, tree information matrix, mental maps, sacred, mythological, religious tree images, urban revitalization, Ukrainian context

Abstract

The article analyzes the phenomenon of information exchange of trees and shows the productive role of nature in urban revitalization. Based on the EDEN Project, the potential of mental maps of the city, taking into account natural objects, was revealed. The specificity and significant sociocultural influence on the human worldview of the historically composed mytho-archetypes of the tree, their sacred and artistic images, aspects of dendrology under the auspices of biomorphic urbanism as an innovative philosophy of our days are determined. The fact of the existence of cognitive-communicative functions of nature determines the further transformation of the human worldview from the perception of nature as an eternal object of subjugation to the modern perception of it as an equal anthropomorphic subject. The topic is especially relevant in the field of post-war urban development. It is shown that the restoration of European cities, destroyed during the Second World War, took place in the unity of the revitalization of urban architecture and living nature, and harmonious development today is possible precisely thanks to such unity. The statistics of the destruction of natural objects during the period of the current Russian-Ukrainian war are presented. An overview of the facts of restoration, preservation and multiplication of natural zones in the de-occupied cities and villages of Ukraine - a symbol of the invincible spirit of Ukrainians - was made.

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2023-06-14

How to Cite

Prepotenska, M. (2023). The informational phenomenon of trees and biomorphism: (following the EDEN project). Skhid, 3(3), 48–57. https://doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2022.3(3).266396

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2022): Information Age, Network Society and New Forms of Identity

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Research Articles

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